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0. I. Snapp (May 19): The spotted cucumber "beetle has "been more 
abundant than usual this spring, and large numbers have "been jarred 
from peach trees at Fort Valley. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (May 21): Adult "beetles are completely 
destroying a field of watermelons at State College. The larvae were 
causing unusual damage to corn in the Aberdeen district. (May 22): 
Twelve-spotted cucumber beetles found on squash at Durant and noticed 
generally in gardens on other plants. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (May 26): Spotted cucumber beetle present on beans. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Ponton (May 23): The twelve-spotted cucumber beetle is 
injuring cucurbits. 
WESTERN SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica soror Lee.) 
Oregon. D. C. Mote (May): More numerous at this time in the Willamette 
Valley than for the last few years. Damage to alfalfa has been observed 
in Linn County. Reported by 3. G. Thompson. 
STRIPED BLISTER BEETLE ( Epicauta vittata Fab.) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (May 25): Pimiento pepper beds in Butts County are 
attacked by this blister beetle. 
A COCCINELLID ( Coratomcgilla fuscilabris Muls.) 
Mississippi. J. P. Kislanko (May 23): An unusual case of economic loss due 
to this ladybeetlc has been observed. A canning factory in Laurel 
rejected several tons of turnip tops and spinach on account of numerous 
pupae attached to the lower surface of the leaves, which rendered the 
product unfit for canning. 
FALSE CHINCH BUG ( Nysius ericae Schill.) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (May 21): In one or two places in the San 
Francisco Bay region nymphs of the fatee chinch bug have caused some 
damage. 
S. Lockwood (May 23): Outbreaks of the false chinch bug.. 
are now appearing in Napa, Sacramento, and El Dorado Counties. In some 
fields the bugs are doing considerable damage to young tomato plants 
which are just now starting to grow in the field.' 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (May 20): On May l6 a Madison County correspondent 
reported the false chinch bug feeding on radishes, cucumbers, and other 
garden vegetables. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (May 19): On account of the dry spring and the con- 
sequent sparse growth of mustard weed there has been very little 
trouble from this pest. One heavy infestation was observed in a citrus 
